Chorale concerto
In music, a chorale concerto is a short sacred composition for one or more voices and instruments, principally from the very early German Baroque era. Most examples of the genre were composed between 1600 and 1650.
Description
This use of the word Gregorian Chant, using the chorale instead (many chorale tunes of which were derived directly from chant, but fitted with words in German). A chorale concerto is a sacred concerto based on a Lutheran chorale.[1]
There were two basic types of chorale concerto:
- A simple composition for voice and basso continuo, sometimes with an obbligato solo instrument;
- A more elaborate polychoral setting, directly related to the music of the Venetian School, and often modeled after the work of Giovanni Gabrieli.
The chorale cantata, culminating in the works of J.S. Bach, evolved out of the chorale concerto, and became a popular liturgical form in Germany for more than a hundred years.
Composers
Composers of chorale concertos included:
References
- ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
Sources
- Marshall, Robert L. (1980). "Chorale concerto". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. iv (1st ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 321–322.
- Marshall, Robert L. (1980). "Chorale settings". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. iv (1st ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 323–338.
- ISBN 0-393-09745-5